Between 1870 and 1942, successive generations of Asians and Asian Americans-predominantly Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino-formed the predominant body of workers in the Pacific Coast canned-salmon industry. This study traces the shifts in the ethnic and gender composition of the cannery labor market from its origins through it decline and examines the workers' creation of work cultures and social communities. Resisting the label of cheap laborer, these Asian American workers established formal and informal codes of ...
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Between 1870 and 1942, successive generations of Asians and Asian Americans-predominantly Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino-formed the predominant body of workers in the Pacific Coast canned-salmon industry. This study traces the shifts in the ethnic and gender composition of the cannery labor market from its origins through it decline and examines the workers' creation of work cultures and social communities. Resisting the label of cheap laborer, these Asian American workers established formal and informal codes of workplace behavior, negotiated with contractors and recruiters, and formed alliances to organize the workforce. Whether he is discussing Japanese women workers' sharing of child-care responsibilities or the role of Filipino workers in establishing the Cannery and Field Workers Union, Chris Friday portrays Asian and Asian American workers as people who, while enduring oppressive restrictions, continually attempted to shape their own lives. In the series Asian American History and Culture, edited by Sucheng Chan, David Palumbo-Liu, Michael Omi, K. Scott Wong, and Linda Trinh V�.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover 1994 edition. Dust jacket near fine, with soft crease to front flap of dust jacket. Binding firm. Boards in near fine condition. Pages show some sentences in parenthesis in red pen. (276 pages)
